School of Business Accreditation & Assessment
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is a leading specialized accreditation association for business education — supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence. ACBSP accredits business, accounting, and business-related programs at the associate, baccalaureate, master, and doctorate levels worldwide. Every quality business program worldwide is accredited.
- ACBSP promotes continuous improvement and recognizes excellence in the accreditation of business education programs around the world.
- ACBSP acknowledges the importance of scholarly research and inquiry and believes that such activities facilitate improved teaching. ACBSP encourages faculty involvement within the contemporary business world to enhance the quality of classroom instruction and to contribute to student learning.
- ACBSP offers an accreditation process uniquely focused on teaching excellence and student outcomes. And because the council believes ACBSP success is driven by the success of its members, ACBSP officers and members align those programs and the accreditation process to meet the individual needs of each member.
Brenau University currently offers the following degree programs which are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP):
Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting
Bachelor of Business Administration: Human Resource Management
Bachelor of Business Administration: Marketing
Graduate Degrees
MBA in Accounting
MBA in Entrepreneurship
MBA in Finance
MBA in General Business
MBA in Healthcare Management
MBA in Human Resource Management
MBA in Management
MBA in Marketing
MBA in Project Management
Pending accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP):
Bachelor of Business Administration: Financial Economics
MBA in Business Analytics
MBA in Information Assurance
Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
The following business-related programs are not accredited by ACBSP:
BA in Organizational Leadership
MS in Organizational Leadership
MSN in Nursing Leadership and Management
DNP in Leadership and Management
ACBSP Accredited Program Performance 2013-2017
Undergraduate Measurement & Analysis of Student Learning and Performance (ACBSP Standard 4)
Graduate Measurement & Analysis of Student Learning and Performance (ACBSP Standard 4)
Organizational Performance Report (ACBSP Standard 6)
National Standardized Exit Exam Scores of Student Business Knowledge
Information about the exam is available at http://www.peregrineacademics.com/home/business-administration.
The Project Management Institute fully accredits the Graduate level courses in Project Management. Brenau University is a Registered Education Provider.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that Brenau University’s BBA and MBA degrees in Human Resouce Management fully align with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Throughout the world, 437 programs in 325 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides and templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines — created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010 and 2013 — are part of SHRM’s Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.